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Regents Professor and Senior Associate Dean; Marilyn Kent Byrne Endowed Chair for Student Success

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Educational Administration and Human Resource Development

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College of Education and Human Development

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Dr. Irby's primary research interests center on issues of social responsibility for womens' issues, bilingual and English as- a-second-language education, administrative structures, curriculum, and instructional strategies. Additionally, Dr. Irby is an expert in theory development and published the first theory published in the 21st Century in a peer-reviewed journal that is inclusive of women's voices. She has championed women's leadership issues via her commitment of her own time for those universities and individuals who cannot afford journals, not pay for their work to be published in journals that are open access. She has accomplished this via the Advancing Women in Leadership Journal, a journal now co-supported/sponsored by the AERA Research on Women and Education SIG and the International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership. Dr. Irby has been a mentor to 100s of women teachers, leaders, and masters and doctoral students and has expertise in this area as she continues to serve the Mentoring and Tutoring: Pathways to Learning Journal as Editor Emerita. She also serves as the Research on Women in Education SIG's Book Series. Dr. Irby was awarded the AERA Research on Women in Education SIG's Willystine Goodsell Award, and she was awarded the International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership Living Legend in 2015.

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English Language And Literacy Development

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8 Health And Social Care Services Research

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8.1 Organisation And Delivery Of Services

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Clinical Trials And Supportive Activities

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Teachers Of Emergent Bilingual Students (ebs)

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3902 Education Policy, Sociology And Philosophy

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Massive Open Online Professional Individualized Learning (moopil)

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3902 Education Policy, Sociology And Philosophy

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Clinical Trials And Supportive Activities

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Virtual Professional Leadership Learning Communities (vplcs)

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University of Mississippi - (Oxford, Mississippi, United States)

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University of Mississippi - (Oxford, Mississippi, United States)

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Curriculum and Instruction and Leadership

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B.S.Ed. Bachelor of Science in Education

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Delta State University - (Cleveland, Mississippi, United States)

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Editor's overview: mentoring relationships in higher education

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Investigating teachers use of literacy-infused science strategies: A mixed methods study

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A Website Analysis of Mentoring Programs for Latina Faculty at the 25 Top-Ranked National Universities

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Investigating the impact of professional development on teachers' instructional time and English learners' language development: a multilevel cross-classified approach

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The effects of developing English language and literacy on Spanish reading comprehension

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Mentoring and Tutoring in Schools and Universities

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Editor's Overview: Mentoring as a Social Function

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Analyzing Complex Longitudinal Data in Educational Research: A Demonstration With Project English Language and Literacy Acquisition (ELLA) Data Using xxM.

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TALENT DEVELOPMENT IN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXTS

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The Perception of Faculty Members on Hybrid Learning

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Through Multiple Lenses: Mentoring and Tutoring

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Informal Individual Learning via Virtual Professional Development

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Editor's Overview: A 20-Year Content Review of Research on the Topic of Developmental Mentoring Relationships Published in the Mentoring & Tutoring Journal

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Teacher perceptions of the effectiveness of a science-infused literacy intervention for English language learners

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Implementation of Research-based ESL Strategies with Lower Grade Middle School ELLs in the Science Classroom: Findings from an experimental study

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English and Spanish Acquisition by Hispanic Second Graders in Developmental Bilingual Programs A 3-Year Longitudinal Randomized Study

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Editor's overview: exploring mentoring relationships of various populations

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Editors Overview: Mentoring, Tutoring, and Coaching

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Assessing Conceptual Understanding via Literacy-Infused, Inquiry-Based Science among Middle School English Learners and Economically-Challenged Students

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Considerations of Virtual Peer Leadership Mentoring

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Relationship Between Language and Concept Science Notebook Scores of English Language Learners and/or Economically Disadvantaged Students

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The Mutual Symbiosis Between Inclusive Bi-lingual Education and Multicultural Education

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Two-Way Immersion Bilingual Programs in Texas

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Teachers of English learners: perceived motivators to becoming principals of high-needs schools

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Virtual professional development on conflict management for school leaders

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Editor's Overview: Virtual Mentoring and Coaching (VMC)

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Editor's Overview: Mentoring as Social Responsibility

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A Randomized Study of a Literacy-Integrated Science Intervention for Low-Socio-economic Status Middle School Students: Findings from first-year implementation

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Hispanic English Learners' Responses to Longitudinal English Instructional Intervention and the Effect of Gender: A Multilevel Analysis

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Farewell: Stepping Stones from the Past to the Future

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Editors Overview: From Mentoring Synergy to Synergistic Mentoring

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Dominant Trends in the Evolution of K-12 Education Policy in the United States

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Un Estudio de Evaluacin Educativa usando Manipulativos en el Aprendizaje de las Matemticas con Estudiantes Hispanos Adquiriendo Ingls Acadmico como Segundo Lengua

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Early identification of English language learners for gifted education programs using the Hispanic bilingual gifted screening instrument: Teacher differences in judgements of students by gender

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The effect of an instructional intervention on middle school english learners' science and english reading achievement

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Editor's overview: tutoring and coaching

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Pre-Service Principals in a Principal Preparation Program: Leadership Practices as a Response to COVID-19

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The Perception of Faculty Members on Hybrid Learning

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Editor's Overview: The Role of Peer Mentoring in Academe

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Editor's Overview: Differences and Similarities with Mentoring, Tutoring, and Coaching

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Editor's Overview: Mentoring in the Schoolhouse

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Axes of Difference and Areas of Inquiry in Mentoring and Tutoring

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Editors Overview: Mentoring Girls and Teachers and the Rising Stars Mentoring Program with Faculty

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Science achievement among economically challenged students in the United States: A scoping analysis

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Editor's overview: outcomes and benefits of mentoring

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The Effect of Storytelling and Retelling and Higher Order Thinking on Oral Performance of Elementary Students in English as Foreign Language (EFL) Program: A Pilot Study in Mainland China and Taiwan

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Asian Educational Journal Publishing Group

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Initiating and editing an online professional refereed journal

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Informal Individual Learning via Virtual Professional Development

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NABE Review of Research and Practice, Volume 3

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Historical Print Context of the Term, "Mentoring"

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From MOOCs to MOOPILs: Pushing the Boundaries of Virtual Professional Development and Learning for Teachers

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The determination of appropriate coefficient indices for inter-rater reliability: Using classroom observation instruments as fidelity measures in large-scale randomized research

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Modeling virtual mentoring and/or coaching for teachers and leaders

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A survival analysis of a language-infused science inquiry intervention for English learners

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Editor's overview: mentoring educators in the university setting

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Psychological Care Provided by the Church: Perceptions of Christian Church Members

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Teachers' Pedagogical and Content Knowledge After Participation in Virtual Professional Development

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Accomplishments since 2010 for mentoring and tutoring: partnership in learning journal-a decade of the Irby team editorship

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Teachers' Pedagogical Differences During ESL Block Among Bilingual and English-Immersion Kindergarten Classrooms in a Randomized Trial Study

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Taking the Lead: One District's Approach to Principal Evaluation

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Pedagogical differences during a science and language intervention for English language learners

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The Effects of an Instructional Intervention on Dual Language Development Among First-Grade Hispanic English-Learning Boys and Girls: A Two-Year Longitudinal Study

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Editor's Overview: Defining Developmental Relationships in Mentoring for Mentor/Mentee Dyads, for Mentors, and for Mentoring Programs

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Uncovering the cultural dynamics in mentoring programs and relationships: enhancing practice and research

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Mentoring Women of Color, Particularly in STEM

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Science Classroom Interactions and Academic Language Use with English Learners

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A process for establishing and maintaining inter-rater reliability for two observation instruments as a fidelity of implementation measure: A large-scale randomized controlled trial perspective

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Handbook of Research on Innovative Technology Integration in Higher Education

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Bilingual teachers' application of cooperative, collaborative, and peer-tutoring strategies in teaching cognitive content in a randomized control study

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Evaluating Pedagogical Practices in Science Classrooms: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study on Teacher Virtual Professional Development with Virtual Mentoring and Coaching

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lnternational Electronic Journal of Elementary Education

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Mentoring in underrepresented populations of color

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Developing and Validating a Science Notebook Rubric for Fifth-Grade Non-Mainstream Students

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Mentoring and Tutoring Among Undergraduate Students, Elementary Students, Parents, and Teachers

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Advancing Women of Color in the Academy: Research Perspectives on Mentoring and Strategies for Success

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Integrating Literacy and Science for English Language Learners: From Learning-to-Read to Reading-to-Learn

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Exploring Taiwanese Female Pastors' Intimate Relationships: Using the Story of the Levite's Concubine

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An analysis of second grade reading achievement related to Pre-Kindergarten Montessori and transitional bilingual education

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Editors Overview: The Context of MentoringPlace, Space, and Face

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Mentoring takes on different forms as we physically distance, but personally engage

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Student reflection as a tool for assessing standards

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Montessori Philosophy, Education, and Bilingual Education

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Virtual mentoring and coaching for school leaders participating in virtual professional learning communities

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Accelerating Early Academic Oral English Development in Transitional Bilingual and Structured English Immersion Programs

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American Educational Research Association (AERA)

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Editorial Overview: Supplying the Demand for Professional Development

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Successful Black Men From AbsentFather Homes and Their Resilient Single Mothers: A Phenomenological Study

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Mentoring with underrepresented populations and diverse groups

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Measuring and comparing academic language development and conceptual understanding via science notebooks

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Mentoring programs for K-12 preservice and novice educators

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Exploring Asian Female Pastors' leadership roles in the church: Using Deborah's story

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Inside Transitional Bilingual Classrooms: Accurately Describing The Language Learning Process

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Challenges in preparing aspiring principals for instructional leadership: voices from the field

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There Is No Monster Outside: It Is A Virus (Korean Version)

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The impact of professional learning on in-service teachers' pedagogical delivery of literacy-infused science with middle school English learners: a randomised controlled trial study in the U.S

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Fidelity of implementation in a randomized controlled trial study: The effect of virtual professional development on bilingual teachers

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CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION A Case Study From Egyptian and Lebanese Higher Education

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Virtual mentoring and coaching through virtual professional leadership learning communities for school leaders: a mixed-methods study

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Computer assisted English language learning in Costa Rican elementary schools: an experimental study

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The effect of a structured story reading intervention, story retelling and higher order thinking for English language and literacy acquisition

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Governance and Transformations of Universities in Africa A Global Perspective

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Empowering Teachers of English Language Learners (ETELL)

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United States Department of Education - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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EXP: To Enact, To Tell, To Write: A Bridge to Expressive Writing through Digital Enactment

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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National Security Agency - (Fort George Meade, Maryland, United States)

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Preparing Academic Leaders: Teachers of English Learners Building Instructional Capacity-- Project PAL-

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United States Department of Education - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Literacy-Infused Science Using Technology Innovation Opportunity (LISTO), a 5-Year Longitudinal Validation Project

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United States Department of Education - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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National Security Agency - (Fort George Meade, Maryland, United States)

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English Language and Literacy Acquisition Validation Study (ELLA-V)

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United States Department of Education - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Teach the Teacher: Summer Camps for Educational Service Regions 4 and 6 of the State of Texas

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National Security Agency - (Fort George Meade, Maryland, United States)

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Broadening Participation for Remote Communities: Situated Distance -Telepresence Mentoring through Embodied Communication

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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Massive Open Online Professional Informal Individual (MOOPIL) For Bilingual And ESL Teachers, Paraprofessionals, Administrators, And Families

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United States Department of Education - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Accelerated Preparation of Leaders for Underserved Schools (A-PLUS): Building Instructional Capacity to Impact Diverse Learners

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United States Department of Education - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Eco-Resilience NPD Program: Synergistically Connecting Multiple Environments for the Success of English Learners

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United States Department of Education - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Texas A&M University; Educational Adm & Human Resources Development; 4226 TAMU

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College of Education and Human Development

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Educational Administration and Human Resource Development

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College of Education and Human Development

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A&M-Commerce Educational Leadership Professor to be Honored by ICPEL

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Treat of the Day: New children's book helps kids understand COVID-19

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Spicer, Tiffany T (2016-08). Culturally Responsive Leadership: A Phenomenological Case Study on African American Female High School Principals. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Guerrero, Nancy Aguilar (2016-08). An Examination of Leadership Practices in High-Performing Texas Elementary Schools Promoting Academic Achievement for Hispanic English Language Learners. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Morgan, Elyse Lenore (2018-08). Implementation of Response to Intervention: A Case Study in a Texas Education Agency Designated Other Central City Suburban School District. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Harper, Ilene Brown (2017-12). High School Leaders’ Perceptions on Disproportionality in School Discipline among African-American Students. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Hayes, Sonya Diana (2016-05). UCEA Professors’ Perceptions of Principal Preparation Program Challenges in Developing Candidates for the Instructional Leadership Role. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Lozano, Augustina (2015-03). The American Dream Lost in Translation: The Educational Trajectory of a Mexican Immigrant Student and His Journey Towards American Success. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Gouard, Jimmy S. (2015-12). Performance Pay for Teachers: A Comparative Multi-Case Study. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Barton, Jerrod Don (2015-08). An Investigation of the Relationship between School Size, Socio-Economic Status, Expenditure-Per-Student, Mobility Rate, and Percentage of Non-White Secondary Students Taking State Science Exams. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Morris, Erich (2016-07). Superintendent Perceptions of Critical Facets Related to Successful and Unsuccessful School Bond Elections in Texas Public School Districts. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Johnson, Detra DeVerne (2015-12). The Way We Were: Voices of Three African American Female Teachers Before, During, and After Desegregation in a Southern Rural District. Doctoral Dissertation.